US Student Visa Arrivals Fall to Four-Year Low, Led by Asia Drop

Visitors to the US arriving on student visas hit a four-year low in August, portending a grim trend for the nation’s education sector.

Student arrivals to the US dropped 19% in August year-on-year to just over 313,000 – a fifth consecutive month of declines, according to data from the International Trade Administration that tracks arrivals to the country. That’s the lowest number of students entering the US for August — a peak month for new students to arrive — since 2021 amid the Covid pandemic. Total student arrivals are down nearly 12% for the year through August.